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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-02-25
SUGAR BEE'rS FOR STOCK.

The cultivation of tie bect.ront for
snGar-uiaking has. attained immense
proportions i'll some parts Of Europe.
notably Germany nncl France. In
this country, where large areas arc
capable of producing either tho trne
sugar cane or sorghum, the nanufac
ture OF beet sugar has not proved
vr,y successful. Yet, there can be
no doubt about the value of beets MS
useful food. for farm stock. They
will grow wherever mangel wurzels
succeed well, or ripen early. Numcr,
Gus varieties have been developed in
France and Germany, to satisfy the
varions requirements Of soil and eli
mate. III those countries the main
object il to Obtain sorts rich in sugar.
Generally those varieties which give
The heaviest yield of roots contain the
smallest proportion of sugar, and
conversely, the kinds richest in sugar
yield the lightest root crops per acre.
II will be seen that one acre of the
small variety contains as much sugar
as All acre OF the largest, while there
is less than two third as much bulk
and weight to handle. The sugar
content is not mn exact measure of
the nutritive value of the respective
varieties, but is approximately so, rs
the excess in weight of the large sorts
is composed of water. Sugar beets
are good food for all kinds of stock
save milch COWS; and this exception
holds only during the first few weeks
after harvesting. Fed with gram and
other rations, they possess nutritiye
value greater thnn is represented by
analysts. MS they assist in the assimi
lation of other food. If the universal
ration was varied with more su
gar beets and other roots, there
would doubtless be less ''hog chol
era, "dry murrain," and other dis.
eases of farm stock.-Prairie farm
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-02-25
NORFOLK e. WESTERN OHIO
EXTENSION.

Tie n. e. w Railroad has entered
into contract with Samuel A. Crczor,
| plaid, Delaware county. pcnn., who
owna large and valuable body of
coal and timber lands on Fl!,horn
Creek, in Mcdowell county, West
Virginia, to extend their line of road
10 said Cro.er's lands, about ten miles
froll Bramwell on the Blues.onc EN-
tention, within one year from 5th
Feb. 1857. Ciozcr gives right Of
way, and agrees to ship all his coal
nnd timber over said road, and within
six months from The completion Of
such rond, to build one hundred coke
ovens near the line of said road.
This is lilo line urder contract TO
hiesSrs. Mills ~ Fairfax, embracing n
tunnel, through coal vein, three
thousand feet in length.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-02-25
ADVANTAGE OF 4 GRASS CROP


The Southern farmer does not yet
pay as much. attention to the roduc-
ton of.hay AS lie ought to, and he
doesn't Hnderstapd the advantage of
n hay crop to the land. With hay
crops the land is benefited, because
'here is usually ,rotatioD. Clover,
WHICH delights in a potash soil, yet
return nitrogen, prepares the land for
cereal crops, while the grain, which
usually requires cultivation, cleans
out the, weeds and better fis the land
-for. grass. agnin. No doubt the same
process would be of advantage for an
old pasture, If the sod be turned un.
dor in the fall and the field planted
to corr IN the spring, provided the
land be not too wet, he cultivation
of the corn will kill ont the weeds.
After tho corn is off, tho weeds and
grass should be allowed to start we'll
and the land plowed before seeds are
formed. Then rye should be sown,
which in turn should be turned I'M
der. in'tlie spring, lime applied and
the seed for the pasture grasses sown.
No stable manure should be used us
it may contain, seeds not desired ;
but an artificial fertilizer abouncliny
in potash may be-. used with advnn
tage.- .4iacimu DUTY Rccoyd.,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-02-25

Never in its history has the CLIxcn
VALLEY News been so sought after as
the present and well it may, for it
is in the center ola circle of indus.
tries, and activity never known be
fore. The buz of business rises above
politics (thanlS GodD and with the ex-
ception OF pittiful few, everybody is
manifesting a commendable liberality
in all that tends to advance our in.
terests and to develop our minerals,
metals and lumber. At the same
time agriculture is growing in diver
sity: and improving in methods. Our
herds arc beautiful-splendid. Our
people are well clothed and fed, con-
tented aud happy and enjoying the
blessings of prosperity, when indus
trions. The poorer class are securing
homes with rapidiiy1an evidence of
thrift. -;
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-02-25
50 %
IRON ORE IN TAZEWELL.

The anxiously sought metal iron
orc-has been found on the line of
the Extension, within seven miles of
tiiis place. a vein. the thickness of
which has hecn uncovered for e,cv
en- feet, thirty feet in width, and &.
length supposed TO he extended to
great distance, has been found ON
the landso of Mr.. Hurt near The Blue
stone summit. The vein is solid
mass and can only he mined by
blasting. The orc is of tho Spccu-
lar variety
Other large deposits arc within a
few miles of town.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-02-25
RAILROAD IrEAis;.


The S. a. & o. Railroad goes oniet
ly forward. New. fiat ears are nrriv.
ing; five new COACHES, to bo used for
passenger and express purposes, are
on The way to Bristol. \ plumber of
box cars, weight 50,o0G pounds, ca.
paciiy $4,000 pounds, lave becn or
dere.i and are nearly completed. The
Compnny's present quarters being
rather small. they are making ready
for the erection of II largo buil,ling on
tbatot east of their .prcnlses The
Lower floor of this building will be
used for store room, the upper
floor for offices. DR.. Bailey has just
returned from II trip. north, and re
ports That he has assurance from par
ties, that as soon MS the S. 4. e. O..
and the b. & S. A. roads arc built, so
that coal and iron can be obtained,
they will come to Bristol and erect
furnaces. These parties, says DR..
Bailey, are able to build twenty fur
naces.-Repoyter.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-02-25
GOOD WOOD.

Black walnut has been extensively
used i'll making furniture for nearly
fifty years. i'hc demand Tor it, how.
ever, is Oh The increase. Tho forests
OF the North have been pretty well
cleared out, and now the Soutl.erncrs
s are looking forward to Glance in
the market.
Tennessee md Arkansas led The
van. Black walnut timber hns been
cut IN almost incredible quantities in
both OF these States, and land owners
have reaped rich harvest.
Next como the Slates further
South. They have immense tracts of
timber land covered not only with the
walnut tree, but also with the best
woods required in carriage building.
1t is suggested that the time is not
far distantwhen Northern capital will
be invested in manufactures on the
edge OF Southern forests and tho
banks OF Southern streams. Our neigh
Dor may rest assured that if there is
money in il Northern cash will meet
Southern enterprise half way.-E.c.
The new extension of the Norfolk
q Western through Tazewell to New
London. will approach the densest
forest OF the ''good woods" alluded to
III tho above article, on the American
Continent. Truth is, its western ter
minus isin the heart of an extensive
area of fine forest trees. Tie Wal
nuts, Ash. Hickory, and Oaks of every
variety abound. To be realized this
timber region must be seen.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-02-25

The half has not been told of the
vaStneSs and richness of the MINER
al wealth o. our Crescent; hut we
give it ass fact, that a vein Of solid
Manganese, six hundred fcot width,
Is found OH Il tract of Dir. j. f.
Hicks sitmt cd on the line OF the
proposed railroad from Bristol to
Eilsahelhtown, Tenn. 1t cannot he
mined. except hy blasting.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-02-25
WASHINGTON LETTER. {

= We LOt t2SI bIl
Carlisle's friends profess entire igno
rance OF any movement to place the
Ispeakerin the Treasury department
to srceeed Mr. Manning. Tho opin.
ion still preveils thnt Mr.. Fairchild
will be selected by The President. 1t
is said that besides tue pressure com
ing from New York there arc western
members who think n representative
of tho County Democracy should sue.
ceetl Mr.. Manning. 49,
Tho House passed the trade dollar
bill Saturday afternoon by vote of
l74 10 81. The:bill provides that for
~ period of six months after The pas
sage Of this net tho trade dollars, if
not dcInced. mutilated, or stamped,
shall he received ut their face value
i'll payment Of all duties to the United
States, md shall not again be paid
out or i'll any other manner issued.
During the above period the holder
of such trade dollars may receive in
cxclian re, OH presentation of The
same ut the Treasury or any sub
treasury, n like amount and vnlue,
dollar for dollar, in standard silver
dollars or in subsidiary silver coins.
ut the option of the holder The
trade dollars received by the govern
mont. sllnll be recoined into standard
silver dollars or subsidiary coin, pro-
vidcd that the rccoinnge of trade dol
lars recoincd under this net shall not
be considered as part of the silver
bullion required under that act shnll
not be considered rs part of the sill
Yer bullion required to be purchased
and coined into standard dollars.
The foreign affairs committee have
reached m agreement upon tho fish
cries matter and made report to the
House. The first vote in committee
was q tic, then. ono of the Democratic
members changed his vote and the
Belmont resolution was adopted with
amendments making the prohibition
ext' nd to goods to be conveyed bv
cars or other means from Canada, fix
ing n fine of 81 900 instead of for
feiture, as the penalty for violation
of the law and striking out the third
section, Which provides for commits.
sion.
An amusing incident occurred a
few days ago in the Office Of the com
missioner of patents. Tho inventor
OF n new kind of n bomb, for which n
patent is pending, cano to sec the
commissioner, who happened to be
out. He brought with him n speci
men bomb, which was enclosed in n
pastrboard case, and he showed it to
The commissioners private secretary.
Tho inventor said that it.woald go of
ms soon rs il touched water, and this
specimen would mako II noise. when
exploded, like n fire cracker. The
private secretary had some curiosity
to sor the bomb tested and sent out
and procured apail of water. When
the bomb wna thrown i'll the water
the effect was startling. The water
was forced mp with great violence to
the ceiling and fell ina shower pretty
we'll all over the room. while the nci.e
of the ex! losion WAS like tho report
oi cannon. AS soon rs the few spec
tators of this test could wipe the
water out of their eyes they pro-
nounced the test u great success.
L..
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-02-25

The Baltimore So4 is right in al,
vi~ing Marylandcrs to stick TO their
State aud wo know we arc right when
we advise young Virvinians to remain
at home and bcs tir themselves. Some
of the Northern States are oyercrowd.
ed, and people urdcr such circum
stances do well to find new homes.
Those people should come South
But we repeat it Vrgii,ians will fare
better in the end by sticking 10 their
State.-State.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-02-25
VIRGINIA WESTERN il. Il.

The election of Col. A. S Bnford
late President of the Richmond &
Dnnville Railroad, to be President oil
the Virginia Western us well us Pres
ident of the Tennessee Midland Rail
Iroud, gives promise Of vigor, snnd
i.apced iii tho construction of n great
trunk limo from Richmond City to
Memphis. and close connections with
The Southern Pacific This now line
will pass it's entire length through
virgin forests Of superior richness,
and an unbroken nIiacral region for
five hundred miles, now without rail
road facilities. This line has been
Ipointcd out hy mnn of observation
from aperiod aniidating the late civil
war.
Cncc before the charter oi the Vir
ginia and Kentucky road gave hope
to Ky. CONNECTION through the
Cfinch. Valley" That ha'ying been
abandoned, an exchange after refer
ring to its purposes, comments on
the new scheme as follows:
";laving tho option under their
charter to begin their road ut Any
point on the Richmond and Allcgha
ny Railroad west of Balcony Falls.
they will build, it il intimated, either
from Buchanan through Botetourt by
the Cntnwba Valley, or will ascend
the Craig''s Creek valley, leaving the
Richmond and Allegheny near Eagle
Rock. Continuing southwestward
the Virginia Western will traverse IL
long list of Virginia counties to a
connection with the projected Ten
nesseo Midland, reaching Memphis
via Nashville, and entering Atlanta
by connections with existing roads.
III tho plan of tho defunct Virginin,
Kentucky and Ohio Company be adj
hered to, connection will be had also
with the railroad system of Kentucky
by branch leaving the. main limo in
Russell county, Virginia. and extend
ing i'll n northwestward direction to
Prestonburg, Kentucky. Whatever
the ultimate development of tho new
enterprise, Baltimore will be greatly
interested in il :, inasmuch rs it occu.
pies one oi tho several possible route s
for the extemtion of the Valley Road.
1t is of mater concern to our peo.
pic that tho Virginia Western shall De
located and managed with m impair.
tial, not. t@ eny decidedly friendly, re.
gard to bur business relations with
the aHting, manufacturing and min
ing init reet of the Gulf States"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-02-25

Capt. 3sAr(on's corps Of engineers
were nearing the summit, ut the head
of Bluestonc, ON The Clinch Valley Tx
tention, Tuesday evening. Much par
ticularity III their work is manifest.
They arc dies ending tho Clinch
waters Mt this writing. It looks like
they were preparing for contractors
for tic grading, in tho early spring.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-02-25

Eyeryperson who can read should
tleco'ue subscriber to the News.
You cannot afford to do without it
these stirring times.
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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-10-13

Republicans, your duty is plain as
A, b, G. II you voted at tho Re-
publican primaries on the 2Sth day
Of March, last, il is expected Of you
to stand by the ticket then nominated
or acknowledge yourselves guilty OF
violating matter Of good faith. 1t
is even almost unpardonGble for II
man to refuse to vote at all, but be
who stands at the Primary window,
and votes under the recognized pri-
vileges Of q Repsulican aud then
with the cry of rule or ruin turns
and fights that party, is an individe
ual who is utterly unworthy of the
respect and confidence of any party
or class Of mon. The primary ticket
as it passes under the window, car
ries with it the voters individual
promise to support the ticket there
nominated that day. If it signifies
anything short of this, why are the
officers charged under oath to allow
none but Republicans to vote? Ev-
cry man is expected to do bis duty
as he secs it on tho second Tuesday
OF November, and we need not feal
an uncertain result.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-10-13

the first auction and buy the prc p-
erty You can cot ba much cheated
in that, because you will have to
give very little more than somebody
else will be willing to pay for it.
Give your notes for it, save Your
money, collect your fees, pay y0ur
notes ~ they become due. See !bat
The property is improved property,
SO that The rent will keep down your
Interest account, and when you get
my other money invest it in the
same way. aud if your rotea press
upon you little mstor than you can
pay them, why we will, wheu we
fad tbat is What yOn arc d.iny with
your mouoy discoaht yodr uote and
give you u little more tine, 81 that
you Gun pay it up. This will ,sno-
cessitate the prompt collection Of
your biIls, for | know that you
would rather work aud earn hun
dred dollars than duna man for it.
You have not even asked for little
bill that We eve you in tho bank,
which shows mo that you do not
promptly collect your dues.' / fol-
lowed the advice aud bought num-
Der Of pieces Of property in that
manner, and | never did exactly
know how they were paid for, but
they were, aud in a fow years | owns
ed some twenty dif'sront pieces Of
property in Lowell that came TO me
in that way cm only say tGG; /
wish had been wise enough tJ have
confined this course through life.
da p,t tbiak t5a, / need to exc
tend these suggestions aay further,
because if young man WORT mind
thosc, be won't any Others, sal eau
not suggest any beilor ones.
1 IN, yours truly,
BEHJA.uS f. BUTLER.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-10-13

What Will the Harvest Eo ?

For members OF the State Brew
ers' Association, who have opened
political Headquarters in Philad, lphia
and pledged Themselves to raise an
immense fund to aid the election OF
the Democratic state and city tick
cts.
For members Of the Wholesale
Dealers Association of Philadephia
and Allegheny, who are contributing
one-teuth Of one per cent. on their
annual sales, for the same purpose,
For tho State Liquor League, who
obey the call of its President to cou-
tribute to hk0 fund.
For tho Retaiors aud Saloon
Leagues Of all the cities wEerc they
exist, who pay assessments for tho
same purpose.
Suppose they succeed aid this
year defeat the Republican purty !,
What will it profit them Can The
Democratic party carry ont its prom-
ises--to repeal tho high license law,
prevent the submission of tho pro,
hibilory amendment, and to repeal
the Sauday laws Think Of the pizo
Of this coutrac,,-It caunot be more
than approached this year,
1t VII have to be completed
next year--a presidential oue--Wh,n
even the eleepiest Of Republicans
will keep awake, Can il be done !
These who uro Being bled Of heavy
political assessments should couslict
these things. The Republican par
ty may he defeated by this plan, this
year, and tLns defeated may 10 de-
moralizod neat year, but where aud
by what agencies can the liquor and
Democratic combination secnre two
thirds of both Houses Of tie Legis~
lature--the vote to repeal any law
against Governor Beavers veto! The
funds the liqusr mon this year raise
for control Of tho elections may
reach quarter Of million Of dollars
il current boasts are realized, but
millions would not accomplish the
results aimed at The fact is that
the Democracy will make dupos Of
their allies, just as they did in Pat
tison's election. Tue harvest will be
barren.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-10-13
An IMPORTANT DECISION.
THE FISH LAWS IN RELATION TO
STOCKED STREAMS INTERPRETED.

TIE ChGmbersbugg Valley Spirit
hoe the following; Judge Rowe I'll
od 'eugl,y~ Piujon in tho case of
tho Commonwealth vs. Rev. Amos
j. Bender who was charged with
Illegally fishing in the Failing
SprinS after it bad been stocked with
trout by the fish commissioners.
This case lad been on thu list for
t!ial in March last bot the facts ia
it having been agreed upon by both
parties it was submitted to Judge
Rowe for decision after argument
on March %. last. The facts of il
arc that after front had been placed
in Il stream Of water which flow
through Rev Beuder's land ia Gull
iotd township, he had Gshed in the
stlepm aud caught several fish. His
defense WAS that tho state had no
property in the stream as it WAS not
nayigablo, that it belonged to him as
well ag Lis land, that if the state
.coHld take his waterway for stocking
wiki fish il could also take his land
for sowing it with grain; in short,
,Eat The act which made il ciimis
nal ,ifeuso l2I him to fish there was
unconstitutional, aud that, at any
rate, the name of tho stream was moi
Falling Spring, and the fact OF it
having been stocked was not proper"
ly advertised. Judge Rowe's deci-
sicn was that the Rev. Bender was
not guilty. The effect Of it will be,
attoGus sl5uI, that any person can
fish in any stream stocked with trout,
&C., in tits county, and, as far as the
third section Of the act Of June 10,
1881, is concerned, mako bimself LA
bic only Tor ah aciion IN trespas-
brought by the owner Of the land.
If the owner gives permission
streams on his property eau be fish,
ed IN despite Of this fish law or poll
ice, provided no other fish law is
tlalsg ossed,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-10-13
ORPHANS COURT SALE OF
REAL ESTATE.

The undersigned Administrator Of tho Estate
of - niel kuhus late OF Centre tDwf ship, Snyder
county, Pa, deed, by virtue of an order of the
Orphans Court of said county, granted TO him
under partition proceedings, will expose to Pub
&c sale on the premises on.
Saturday, October 20, 1887
Tho following described Valuable Real Estate
to wit; A cortni TRACT OF LAND, situate In
the township aforesaid, bounded North by lands
Of Mrs. Jacob llasslngcr, East by lands of Wills
Strauh, Mary BOwersOx and William Kuhns,
South by lands OF Samuel Suaub, West by lands
Of George Musser, decd, containing II ACRES,
one hundred and fifteen porches more or less,
whereOn are erected good HOUSE. NEW
BANK BARN and other necessary Outbuildings,
two wells of never falling wator near the door
and n splendid young Orchard of bearing fruit
trees, and the land is In gooi farming cultlya-
ton.
TERMS.--.-20 per cent. to be paid as soon as the
property is struck down One-thlTd to be and re-
main In the land as dower, the interest thereof
to bo paid annually 10 Amelia Kuhns the widow,
aud the principal thereof 10 be paid to those leg 4.
ally entitled 10 after her DEATH one.half Of the
balance April /, 1888 when possession and deed Is
10 be given and the remainder on the LIST of De-
tober, 1858 with interest from April ], 1883 the
last payment and widows dover to bo secured
by bond and mortgage,
Sale TO commence At 10 o'clock A. NJ. Of said
day. REUBEN DECKER
Jc. ., ist'' Administrator
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-10-13
Thursday, Oct. 13, 1887.

Can you, as an honest, intelligent
sober, Christian gen tlenan vote
To repeal the Sunday laws?
To repeal tho high license law
To prevent the submission Of the
the prohibitory amendment to o vote
Of tho people?
If 80, don't minco matters by play
ing the prohibition farce, but go or
straight on the Democratic ticket